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More than 70,000 staff members from 150 universities are set to strike later this month, marking five consecutive years of academic protests in the country.

Researchers have long observed a connection between bone metastasis and remodeling, which might be due to a close connection between the two cell types. 

The research has caveats, including side effects and a lack of durability in the benefits of a single dose.

Cofounders of a microbiome biobank speak with The Scientist about their new partnership with nonprofit OpenBiome and how to ethically work with donors.

Abundant environmental CO₂ can increase plant biomass and photosynthesis, but it has downsides for agriculture and ecosystems, a growing body of research finds.

The discovery could one day lead to the development of better antinausea medications.

A jolt of norepinephrine in the mouse gut facilitates colonization by certain microbes, which in turn deplete glycine, enhancing cocaine-induced behaviors.

Both Pfizer and GSK have shared preliminary data suggesting that their experimental vaccines can protect older adults and newborn infants from the virus.

Meet the grasshopper that has reproduced asexually for a quarter of a million years—without acquiring undue numbers of harmful mutations.

For too long, some scientists have acted like Gollums of the ivory tower, guarding precious study sites, model organisms, and even entire fields of inquiry.

The Boston University neuroscientist wants to take the edge off traumatic memories by manipulating how they’re processed in the brain.

Finding a creature in the wild that had been considered long gone brings hope—and quite a bit of uncertainty.